You Don't Have To Wait A Lifetime*

*My English version of Ted Ito's "Maghintay Ka Lamang"

IF TODAY YOU LOSE
FOR TIME RUNS OUT,
THE WORLD WON’T STOP FOR YOU.

YOU FEEL ALONE
IN AN EMPTY ROOM
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR HOME.

NO, DON'T LET THOSE
TO HOLD YOU BACK
NEXT DAY, ALL THESE WILL PASS.

WHEN TOMORROW COMES
AND YOUR DAY BEGINS
YOU WON’T BE SAD AGAIN.

HOPELESSNESS IS NOT THE END
FOR YOU TO BOW YOUR HEAD.

HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH
WHEN YOU ARE PUSHED BACK
BE STRONG AND FIGHT YOUR LAST.

ALL YOU NEED TO HOLD
TO WIN YOUR FIGHT
LIES QUIETLY IN YOUR HAND.

DAYBREAK SOON WILL COME
SO WILL MORNING SHINE
COME TO KISS THE NEW DAY’S SUN.

WHEN TOMORROW COMES
YOU WILL SEE THE TRUTH
THAT THE WORLD IS NOT ALL PAIN,

THAT ALL YOUR DREAMS WILL SOON COME TRUE;
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT A LIFETIME.